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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
"Bcn Iiur."

Thomas NJ. Nichol of New York,
writing To the Louisville Courter-Jom-
nal SAYS: / have Just happened to read
your grateful and merited tribute to
General Lew Wallace and the famous
book Ben Hur. Indulge me in a bit
of the queer history that may have had
an influence in making the fame Of a
book and the fortune of an author A
few days after General Garfield was
inaugurated president, | was taken
sick, and while confined in my room
in the Ebbitt House at Washington,
wanting something to read, | sent to
Mrs Tyner's room and asked her to
lend me something to read. She sent
me a number Of books, among them
Ben Hur." When ! got able to be
out was up at the White House one
evening to dinner. President Garfield
asked me while we were dining how !
had entertained myself when housed
up. replied, telling him the books !
had read, and among them ben Hur.
Tell me about Ben Hur, said he,
''does it amount to anything lis il
worth reading?'
HSSuIeu MN ~ W u.s.
Tell me why he persisted; "what
makes it worth reading?'
answered. if its pure invention,
it, rood invention; and if it's anything
like correct picture of the times, peo-
Pile and incidents it deals with, and
the result Of study.s its equally good
from tbat standpoint, and, | added,
the lellu% who wrote BEN Hur ought
not To he sent to South Amcrlca-lty ou
want to send him anywhere send him
70 Jerusalem or Egypt or Turkey,
where lie can hayea rGauce To see and
,tudy orienlalism, or the traditions o.
it where it has been.
He said to one Of the little boys:
Erwin, YOU go to the hotel with MIR.
Ncbol and he viii give You u book.
brinq it to me. Two days after saw
h.n again; he said he had read Ben
llur' ..at two pulls after going TO bed
the two previous nights. Lew Wallace
had been nominated to go to Uruguay.
He Immediately recalled the nominal
tion. and returned the name for Min
lister to Constantinople. and at the
same time wrote Lew Wallace a very
complimentary letter on ben HUT
which has since been effectively used by
the publishers as an advertisement
am told that ii is now the most popu-
lar selling book on Harper's list, and
by several librarians the oftenest IN
CURED for book in the library
These little accidental incidents viii
continue for many years 70 keep up an
interest in the book, and would do 81
aane the less without being thus ieil
nitely told. but the striking thing j.
the illustration Of the acute literary
taste Of ne man who, harassed with
cares As Garfield then was, woulH
snatch the time from sleep to read g
hook the size Of Ben IIur' in twJ
nights If the book proves that Gen
eral Wallace ought never to have beer
general. this incident proves thai
President Garfield ought never TO hatt
been a President.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
A Little Wren's Sagacity.

The following charming story comes
to Us from Warner, Illinois: CLOSE to
my office Windo Il, as | write this,
see n wten's nest Three years ago ]
drove some mail. in sheltered corner.
A pair OF wGens built their nest there.
The old birds often come into my Office
and sing. One of them has repeatedly
alighted on my desk as | have been
writing, saying plainly by his actions,
You won't hurt me. We are friends.
4 few years since, in knot-hole in a
dead tree, near the path from my Of
fee to the house, lived u family of
wrens, with whom | had formed a
very intimate acquaintance One day
while | was passing in a hurry l heard
the two old birds uttering cries of fear
and anger, and as | got past the tree
one OF the Wrens followed me, and by
its peculiar motions and cries induced
me to turn back.
Il examined the nest and found
the young birds all right looked into
the trees branches but saw no enc
mics there, and started away Both
birds then followed me with renewed
cries, and when | was few yards
away they flew in front of me, tluttered
n moment and then darted back to the
tree. Then one of them came back to
me fluttering and crying, then darted
from me near to the ground under the
tree. looked, and there lay a rattle
snake coiled ready to strike. | Sc
cared stick and killed him, the
wrens looking on from the tree, and
themoment did so they changed their
song to a lively, happy one seeming
TO say, Thank you!' in every note- -
ANd0hoM' 3 Mannzine
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
The Pomrous Man and the Bull.

! like the man who is always asking,
or seeming to ask Don't YOU know
who | am?' Il j. human nature to be
ashamed Of being insignificant Of be-
ing unknown. The meanest occupa-
ton dos not deprive man Of that
suse 81 being of some Importance in
the world. At thc same time there is
nothing a man rc.euts as quickly as
beng asked Don't you know who
amp Nobody in creation can keep
back the answer, internally, If he can
keep il to himself, Of No don't, and
! don't care a. There was once a
very important State official in Cali
fornia who thought that everybody
knew him, or ought to know him. He
WAS one day walking through field,
when bull addressed him in an
undcrlono and made for him with its
head DOWN and horns in position to
raise him. He was a State official, a
man Of dignity and political power,
and natural pomposty, but he ran
surprisingly well He ran even better
than hc did for Office, and he got to the
fence first lie clamered over out of
breath and dignity, and found the
owner Of the bull calmly contemplate
ing the operation
What do you mean, STRIP asked the
iratc official 4 hat do YOU mean
BY having an ipfuriated animal like
that roaming over the iiolds2'
We'll. | guess the bull has some
right in the field
Right. Right, Do you know who |
am, sir! Doyou know who | amp
The farmer shook his head.
Il, sir am Gem
why in thunder didn't you tell the
bulls. San francisco ChFoaiclc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
sir. Brewster's Mistake.

Yes (said the man on the train) he's
good fellow (eX-Attorney General
Brcwster1, but there's a lot of blarnev
about him. know him we'll, you sec;
used to visit ut my house. Did | ever
tell YOU that Joke about him9 No?
Wei, you see, he has a great fashion
OF calling his personal friends Hmy
dear fellow" and addressing Young
ladies as my dear in a pleasant way.
We had a colored cook ut our house who
wasn't handsome but she could beat an
Dauphiu County baking wailies. One
evening about dusk there came Il rinu
at my door bell Ny library was
lust at the head Of the stairs. The
cook answered the call. 1t was Brew
ster, and in the semi-darknes. he
drought il was one Of the family.
Good evening, my dear; ! hope you
ar4 well, and be put out his hand fol
shake. Ii was too late to back ont
when he say who twas. 10 he kept RIGHT
on talked about the pleasant weather.
and the family ius. H. though il was an
eynrr day matter with him to shake
hands with Che servants. while ! hung
aNar tne h9luster- about ready 10 die.
His unaaiiA autj >elf-po,sessjon were
e4ialto the OCCASION and it ticklea the
glri nearly to death Afterward when
ever sac knew Brewster wa, to take
dinner at oar house We had wall1es and
chicken t.at u.al the world. Pits
bHfy MS tH
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07

enough, one of them has commenced 10
throw out chunks of coal Mr.. Anna
Bile viii arrange coai-mining enter
prise if the Investigations he Is carry
ing on prove satisfactory.
Rudolf Hertzog is the largest dry
goods merchant in the city of Berlin.
He says that before he began to adver-
tise he barely cleared expenses. The
first year he spent 1888 in advertising,
and his income rose to $7.140; so he
went on increasing the amount and
his profits in proportion, until at pres
ent his advertising bills foot up $780,
900 e1 cry year,
Count Beust left It written statement
OF the manner in which his estate was
to be disposed Of, but no formal viii;
for, he said in the statement referred
to. "to make n win is repuisive
thing. He directed that the simple
stone above his grave should bear only
his name, the dates of his birth and
death, and the words: Peace to his
ashes, justice to his memory
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Van Buren, of
japan, Brought with him to this coun-
try a piece Of japanese carving which
shows extraordinary skill on the part
OF the carver as wen rs thorough
knowledge of anatomy The design
is the pursuit of Aino, or japanese
aborigne, by sea monster which is
half lizard and half vampire The
terror of the man and his desperate
efforts to escape are admirably brought
out The carver is Kan Yoshi, who
IS now nearly an octo@enarian and
well-uigh blind. His work is famoG.
in Japan.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
Throwing the old slipper.

Throwing an old slipper after a
bride and bridegroom when starting
on their honeymoon is supposed to have
taken its origin from Jewish custom
and signifies the Obedience of the wife as
well as the supremacy of the husband.
A shoe is thrown for luck on other
occasions besides marriage. Ben
johnson says:
iIur after me the old shoe,
III be merry, whatever do,
II is related that many years ago
when lotteries were permitted the
custom OF throwing a shoe taken from
the left foot after persons was practieed
for luck. This custom had existed in
Norfolk and other countries from time
immemorial, not only at weddings, but
on all occasions where good luck is re-
quired A cattlc-,lealcr required his
wife to "trull her left shoe after him
when he started for NofW.c4 10 pur-
chase lottery ticket. As hc drove IN
on his errand he looked round TO see /
his wife had performed the charm unG
received the shoe in his face VITA ~ilcn
force ~ To black his ewes. Hc went
and bought his ticket. which turaca mp
"A prize OF EGO0 and he always aitI.hu-
ted his luck to the extra ,lo>c ot Shoe
which he got The cuetumus !, organ
ally existed is dying out for whereas
our forefathcr> threw old -hor> after
the wedding equipage. we. in t!fe more
luxurious age purchase white satan
slippers for thu purpose Tho orieu
Of This custom may he traced from the
III
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07

The discussion rs to whether or not
Admiral FarraIut was really lashed %
thc mast of rho Hartford still goes
mellih on, Various eyewitness
have given strangely contradictory
testimony iu the matter. One mm
saA, Ia vas tied with = rope. another
,ay, ne was uot tied AZ all. and NOS 4
Rochester clergyman rises to assert
.hat the Admiral wrist was faste III
to tine rigging by piece Of cor.
There Is time Vet for some ono 70 tl-
liyen the subject by asserting tbd
muciagc was really the mnaa- ems
ploved to keep the bold eoiuman q
Mott.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
Mining News.

The Parrot Concentration started up on
Tuesday.
The Summit Valley Railroad hauled ore
to the smelter yesterday for half q day,
and will be in full operation henceforth.
It has been put in thorough repair by Mr..
Rex, it's superintendent.
The Parrot mine will resume work to.
morrow, the machinery havi. & underground
thorough ~overhauling during the lay-off.
Foreman Hodge reports that the guides
at the Parrot have all been put in in the
east compartment OF the shaft. and those
in the west compartment will b. completed
to-day and ready to start up tomorrow.
The pumps will be taken out of the
Magma Charta on the completion of g. cross
cut from q lower level to the Alice, which is
now in progress.
Egbert Smith has again started up his
mine, the Ore of Butte.
The water which recently flooded the
Balm is being rapidly lowered, and the
mine will soon be clear.
Drifting is in progress on t Q 23O-foot
level Of the Humboldt, and some very
good ore being taken out.
A RICH STAKE.
Mr.. John Purtle, who is pushing the
timbering of the Granite mine, was in the
city on Tuesday looking after the Parnese
mine on Anaconda Hill, il which he is
largely interested. This has
struck a rich pay streak of six fe-t wide
running Is ounces in silver and rs per
cent. in copper and now propose to work
it for all it is worth.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
A O Bad Burglar.

About an hour after the Grand Opera
House wat emptied last night. Louis Vile.
MARIE, who was standing by the door lead.
ing into the empty saloon, declared he
heard a burglar within. Officers Carlton,
Young and Lytle were called. and a dozen
amateur detectives followed at their heels
into the inky darkness of the empty house,
aided by the sulphuric, glare OF matches
and advanced cautiously for fear they
might run on him too suddenly. After al
lowing sufficient time to elapse for the SUP.
posed burglar to make a minute and crit
ical selection Of the things lying round
loose OF which he stood most
in need and packing it leis-
urely through the skylight or out
the back window. the darkness was made
visible by lighting the footIights
and the search among the pros
cenium boxe and among the chairs in
the auditorium was begun in earnest. o.
icer Carlton fished out q pair of boots
from under a chair in the left lower box,
y with an air of supreme, but calm
triumph said, holding them up: "Well,
we've got his boots anyway" Hold on!
Ihem's mine," laconically observed Bob,
the carpenter Of the establishment, and Carl.
tons look OF triumph faded from his ewes.
Finally after searching upstairs and down
from the cellar to the flies, pokinp
bundles and dark places with sticks, and
lnqulrlnR every time a door was opened
into a dark room us anybody here?" the
n professional Pinkertonfs re-
to the sidewalk and the theatre was
lett alone to it's m%editations, or the burglar.
both.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24

colorado Mining and Smelling Company.
Caledonia, Pacific sloPs, B'qs.Jsy. J ;rss
: - Esstsrn, oDe-third Moonlight lode,
.,as.haii Bertha lode, two-thi1ds Rock
srsaEer lode. a! Pit ;as% lo Tso ell Sats'i Hos
s,r;.es. lso acres land south Of Butte, 3
iots and house on Montana street. l house
an lot or East Park Par. 3 street. ,n,. onno sna
Ia nndry. Butte, 8 lots on East Broadway
n]nnosite new school house; 1llots in block
Is. Butte; all OF Sc head ~ork horse: s ana
;nterest in "a head work horses, 10 wagons
and harness and z bob sleds.
The inventory and appraiseuent OF sne
+. tate Of Henry Jacobs was,6led yesterday,
valued at 5000.
A petition Tor sale OF the real estate OF
the late George Thirloway was filed yester'
day. ...;,t.d
administrators of the estate Of q. F. Young,
George Pascoe having resigned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24

We regret that the circumstances are
such that Vice President and General
Manager Potter, Of the Union Pacific.
cannot come at once to Butte as contem-
plated to settle the salt issue once for all.
The shutting down OF the Alice is a public
calamity for the city which it is not
pleasant to face. Such q catastrophe,
which is iminently threatened wonld be a
dreaded drawback to the camp which is hard
to contemplate, yet we have the authority OF
the directors for stating that this is the
sole issue unless q reasonable reduction
can be given by the Union Pacific on the
rate of salt transportation. While we feel
that there are other reasons for the
shutdown, we are impelled to
accept the theory that this exacting salt
rate is the primary cause.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
ON THE WAY HERE.
The Street Cars, Fish Plates. Etc., for the
Butte Street Railroad Company.

The Street Cars, Fish Plates. ETC., for the
Butte Street Railroad Company.
Willard Bennett said last night at the
Council meeting that the spikes. bolts and
fish plates for the street railroad have left
St. Paul and will be here on Sunday morn.
ing. The ties have yet to be laid from Ari
IONA street to the upper limit OF the town
on Main street. When those necessary adj
jnncts now IN the way arrive, two forceslo
men will be placed at work, one from
South Butte up to town, the other making
the Main street line. Two street cars from
the factory of John Stephenson, New York,
have been on the way here since last Sat-
urday week, the 10th instant. They are
now overdue. Everything points favora-
bly, to the completion of the road by the
time limited-October 9th: The Council
has granted them the right to
USE A DUMMY ENGINE
months in case it should be disapproved
and Mr.. Bennett does not think that a
reasonable length of time to give them a
fair test and SO will probably use horse
power until the electric plant is put in.
They received from Vandepoel, the manu-
tacturer Of the system adopted, a
long list of questions about
grades of the lines over which it
10 to run, and has been requested to put in
d bid for it's construction. In any event he
will not undertake the work before next
summer. The motor they proposed to use
would be Of inestimable value to the COM
munity as we'll as to the Street Railway
since with it they could run over
grades that will be very hard on stock. and
also intended to complete the line to
and Burlington this fall. This will
not be done ii they do not use the motor.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
Taken tor q Lion,

Cheyenne, Wyo., special: A terrible mis-
take was made by a young Englishman
named A. w. Whitehouse near the ranch
OF Horace Windham. forty.fve miles from
Laramie, resulting in the instant killing
OF his college mate and friend, George L.
Gordon. Both young men came to Lara
mic three weeks ago and we're visiting ths
ranch Ct Mr.. Windham with the ides
OF learning the business for the purpose OF
future investments in the cattle business
Late yesterday afternoon they saw s
couple OF antelnpes on on the hills near tho
ranch and started in pursuit of them. Cor
don went up v the hills, while Whitehouse
keptdown the ravine. Just at dusk the
latter saw an object crawling through tho
sage brush which he mistook for a moun,
tain lion. He hesitated a moment ana
then raised his rifle and fired. He quickly
fired a second shot and called for his part
ner. Receiving no reply. and fearing to aP
proach the supposed lion, be fired 1--WE
more shots. He then approached am
found to his horror that he had killed mr.
friend. But one shot had taken effect, oue
this had been fatal The body was taksn
to Laramie and an inquest commence
this Afternoon. At the present time u"
verdict had been rendered. The body ""
be embalmed and sent to England J"
burial. Both parties TO the tragedy ae
connected and wealthy. Mr.. ""'
ham. whose guests they were. is a sea "
Che famous English actor.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
HIS CHIEF OF SCOUTS

A Meeting Between . Conn.,
Faithful Follower-e.n.,.''r 'aa
and . Former Soldier !, :. Aiaty
mont Eight Their Battle. o a'' s's.
WIN. Bailey vas the name =,
sumoe gentleman who YESTERDAY 90 anss.
The MINER office and asked to BE- ss due at
to the office Of Geoeral Minty, b. %u'seetsd
ing. II fought under the Gepera, fenart.
war, and desire to pay my resne.tu u',ns til.
old commander" As Mr.. Bail. 70 ny
stranger in the city, be was aco "ss
by the writer. The General va. "0anisd
bis office, and the meeting between ' S;A ii
his chief Of scouts, as Mr.. Bailsv ,.a and
covered to have been, was OF ths. 'ss d.
nature that might be e1pectsd cordial
men who had periled their life 40 r.. 'e'"sso
and whose safety was the copce,. usatl!
The recounting OF Incidents =, " Oil.
days a most interesting. and oygou.
would scarce suffice to narrata :. Voluns
heard. General (then ColoneN MAI aa was
in command of the Funrth WHY ss
Cavalry at the Gilpatrick rmieahisau
Atlanta, Ga. Among the privatsss ' !; At
regiment was a young Tennessesn 10 big
William Bailey. The regiment nanH
dered to qoell the fire OF a batter was OF.
charge ordered. just before reacb;n aaa 4
high fence was confronted. Young Bai;l.Ms
the face OF u furious fire approa. uale!ia
structure and with fearless del;h0'ul ts
tore it down, and allowed the commosata,oa
enter the enclosure. The guns were Sniaot9
the battery was silenced. For hin opsed,
conduct Bailey was favorably spoksn 'sp p
the dispatches. promoted to be ch;asa
scouts and followed the fortunes Of w"sa o.
til the last gu, had sounded and the h a.
he has been a resident OF Minneso,s w
has concluded to try his fortunes in W.
tana, where it is hoped as abundant % "
cess may follow his ventures as durin, y, W
days of internecine conflict. !"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
Manitoba Ripe for Revolt.

Open rebellion is everywhere talked OF =
Manitoba against the arbitrary CONDUIT "
the Dominion Government 10 applying -"
injunctions to stop the building OF fhe'"
way, aud the Red River people are rrep"''
ing to organize, in order to be ready ''r ~,
emergency. 1t is now learned on e1eer h".
authority that Sir John Macdonala n"'
written TO several Conserv t'ves. tnfen''o,
ing to execute vengeance on the Feop' ia
the province il they do not Sn'n't =, \,
Is denounced on all hands. ana WIZ,
burned in effigy at a proposed de'nonslf@
ton shortly to he held. All the ne"s n.r
pers in the province, Conservative "' CIV.
Reform, denOunce the Doml'l'n land
eminent, and call upon the people 20 ''cd
hrm to defend their rights. with the'' os
II necessary. l. liz believed by all ana i
Crisis has been reached. but the ac'lop
government seemed to unite thf h.tsr
N a determination to fight to tne "a"
md for their Observation-Disclosures.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
District Court at Boulder.

justice D~ineevon returned vesterdo ,
morning from Boulder, where court va,
convened by Chief Justice Mcconnell on
Monday at IL O'Clock, and five Grand
Jurors fined $25 zach for n-onattendanca
the first thing. Among Butte LAWYERS in At.
tendance were Messrs. Robinson. Stan,ot.n
Pemberton. Duffy and Carne. and Helena
was represented by Warren Toole. .Ioa
Iooie, McCutcheon, Shober and otbor.
Boulder is crowded with l~tigants. ;nrors
lawyers and the train of attendants IN 80,
session OF the District Court. The lim;toss
accommodations of the town were ta xod ~
the utmost, and on Sunday night people had
20 seek quarters among ranchers in the v;c;r.
ny. There are many visitors stopnino ~ =
springs, three miles from town. and nj.
1adies could be accommodated thars
iralns are now running on scbednle 49,
to Helena. The track on the Nor+haue
Pacific branch coming this wav tnnw v.ern
the Helena, Boulder & Butte, is laid som as
distance beyond Calvin's ranch. hit o ne
work is going on there at present T no
grading on the Montana Central IL ha ine
steadily pushed toward Butte. .mdas
Olngevon saw Hart, the murderer cos0
nned over there, on Sunday night. ana -
quite contented with The nre..u 10
OF his case. He seems r. I'M
'ot religion, as his voice was loudest n n4 +he
lynn singing in progress at The me
he Judge was there. 'ime
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24

The proposition is pending to have Gem
eral Slocum Of New York, succeed General
Fairchild Of Wisconsin, al Commander-in-
Chief Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
General Slocum is one OF the tried and true
veterans Of the war and wonld make q
commander OF whom the Grand Army
might be proud, but our esteemed cor.
the Omaha Herald, we'll says.
he is a Democrat and We fear the Grand
Army has not advanced 80 far as to elect
him to that exalted position.